Temperatures will range from 48 to 57 degrees with mostly clear skies. Winds will range between 9 and 15 miles per hour from the west. No precipitation is expected.

7-Day Forecast

Tuesday

57°F / 29°F

Partly Cloudy

Wednesday

63°F / 29°F

Partly Cloudy

Thursday

61°F / 31°F

Scattered Showers

Friday

44°F / 29°F

Partly Cloudy

Saturday

50°F / 26°F

Partly Cloudy

Sunday

43°F / 26°F

Mostly Cloudy

Monday

43°F / 31°F

Light Rain

Detailed Short Term Forecast

Issued at 0:56 AM CDT

Tuesday...Temperatures will range from a high of 57 to a low of 29 degrees with partly cloudy skies. Winds will range between 8 and 15 miles per hour from the northeast. No precipitation is expected.

This Evening
...Temperatures will range from 54 to 41 degrees with partly cloudy skies. Winds will remain steady around 8 miles per hour from the northwest. No precipitation is expected.

Overnight
...Temperatures will range from 38 to 29 degrees with partly cloudy skies. Winds will range between 8 and 12 miles per hour from the northeast. No precipitation is expected.

Wednesday...Temperatures will range from a high of 63 to a low of 29 degrees with partly cloudy skies. Winds will range between 4 and 18 miles per hour from the south. 0.12 inches of rain are expected.

Schools, distributors and farmers to get funding for local food technical assistance

Seventeen Wisconsin schools, farms and food distributors will get one-on-one professional help to expand local markets, improve profitability and increase the amount of local food going in to local markets.

The Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin program at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) worked with Transform Wisconsin to administer awards totaling $47,000 to three food distributors, six schools or school districts, and eight food producers.

Recipients will use the money to pay for technical assistance to improve business practices and profitability.

For the distributors, for example, that could include hiring consultants to write business plans and forecasting models, training staff in best practices and developing protocols for food handling. Many of the school districts will hire consultants or chefs to develop menus and recipes that incorporate local foods Some districts will provide training for staff to procure and prepare fresh, seasonal produce.

The farms will use the awards in many ways including hiring professionals to develop marketing plans, improving accounting practices, developing recipes, analyzing business plans and identifying new revenue-generating opportunities.

The award recipients are:

· Auburndale Food Cooperative, Wood County (distributor)

· School District of Washburn

· Spring Rose Growers Cooperative, Dane County (distributor)

· Campo di Bella, Mount Horeb (farm)

· Wisconsin Food Hub, Dane County (distributor)

· Deutsch Family Farm, Osseo

· Aquinas Catholic Schools, La Crosse

· Dream Farm, Cross Plains

· Highland Community School, Milwaukee

· Viroqua Area Schools

· Pulaski Community School District

· Groché Organic Farms, Sumico

· Sheboygan Area School District

· Meuer Farm, Chilton

· Equinox Community Farm, Waunakee

· Snug Haven Farm, Belleville

· Turtle Hill Wilds, Blanchardville

Projects are expected to be completed by October.

The money for this one-time opportunity came from Transform Wisconsin. The objectives are to increase the sale of local foods into local markets (with preference given to sales into schools), increase producers' entrances into new markets and increase the number of local suppliers for aggregators/schools. Learn more at transformwi.com.

DATCP's Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin program partnered with Transform Wisconsin to administer the technical assistance awards. Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin works to grow local markets for Wisconsin farmers and food processors. Learn more at http://datcp.wi.gov/Business/Buy_Local_Buy_Wisconsin.

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